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Flowrox says its PVG valve offers exceptional fluid control performance for industrial pipelines for mining, minerals and metallurgy and waste water treatment. It has engineered its PVG valve at full bore with no flow restrictions, allowing processes with abrasive or corrosive fluids—such as lime slurry or mineral slurries. This new pinch valve product is designed[…]

User experience and integration are the focus of XACT 1.8, the latest release of RungePincockMinarco’s (RPM) short term mine scheduling application. RPM states: “XACT has become the software of choice for short term mine planners across all commodities globally. In XACT 1.8, the focus is on usability and integration to ensure that planners can spend[…]

This event is being organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, June 9-10, 2014, in London, UK. Geometallurgy aims to develop methods and tools improving the efficiency of the recovery of metals and industrial minerals by fostering understanding of (the variability of) the properties of the mineral resource understanding of the relationship between the properties of ore[…]

The SturdiLED™ Series is the latest mining innovation from Phoenix Products Co, an industry leader in lighting for harsh environments. The mid-level LED floodlight offers an AC or DC driver with multiple output options ranging from 1,600 to 2,900 lumens. The two optical packages, 28° and 45°, accommodate a variety of applications including shovels, blasthole[…]

Advanced Braking Technology (ABT) manufactures the “safer vehicle braking system”, the multi-award winning SIBS® (Sealed Integrated Braking System). SIBS failsafe brakes are widely used in light commercial vehicles for the mining industry, operating in some of the harshest conditions in the world. The SIBS system is a single rotor, enclosed, wet braking system which reduces[…]

CanNor and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association collaborate to promote economic development from resource development projects. The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA), confirming both parties’ commitment to advance responsible resource development while promoting regional benefits in the Qikiqtani region of Nunavut. One[…]

Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), part of Coal India Ltd (CIL), which achieved a significant turnaround following a revival package investment from the Indian Government, plans to increase output by 15.3% to 36 Mt in the next three years with a capex of some $400 million (R2,100 crore) to be spent on various projects. BCCL, a[…]

Minara Resources Murrin Murrin nickel-cobalt project is located 60 km east of Leonora in Western Australia’s Goldfields region. The remote site is extremely dry, water for the process plant, cooling towers and drinking water is sourced from a number of bore water fields and treated in a reverse osmosis (RO) plant with 600 membrane elements[…]

Atlas Copco introduced its new QAC 1200 1 MW generator at Power-Gen International 2013 in Orlando, Florida last week. To expand upon the standard QAC 1 MW generator designed for the European market, the QAC 1200 was specifically engineered to US and Canadian specifications. With a wide variety of options, customers can customise the unit[…]

45 MBA students from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, Canada, have engaged in a partnership with the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC), where they will play the role of consultants to eight on-going projects. The students were recently taken on a field trip to visit Labrador City and the mines, located[…]